Safe.



PATENTED APR. 3Q, 1.9397.

G. J. H. GOEHLER.

SAFE.

.APPLIGATION FILED Inmo. 1907.

[NIVEA/'TOR STATES PATENT oFF-Ion;

GEoRGE. J. H. GOEHLER, .or RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

SAFE.

. LER, a citizen of the` United States of America, residingat Richmond,\i n the county of `Henrico and State of Virginia, have invented' certain new and useful Improvements in Safes, of Whichthe following is av speciication,' reference being `had'therein to theaccom anyung dramng. l

s invention relates to certain neviT and pseful improvements in rsafes, land relates specifically to an improvement in the con,` structionl of the 'ulterior box or casing of nd the top; and bottom of -.the box or casing are made from one piece of material, and in Which, the back orrearv'vall of the box or casing is connected to the sides Wholly.

Withoutv the y,use of rivets or like securing elements, andfurther, in which the dividing partition "of the interior box or casing is con-4 nected at its rearedge to the back of the rear Wall-of the box or casing, and at its forward edge, Vis connected to the top and to the bottom of said interior box or casing.

The invention resides in 'the novel vconstruction 'and arrangement of parts to `be hereinafterl more fully described, and then particularly claimed.

In d lscribing the-invention in detail, refer# ence v. .al be had'to the ac'companyingdrawings, forming a part of this application, and

.Wherein like numerals of reference will be employedto Adesignate like parts throughout the several .views-of the drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a horizontal sectional view o a safe embodying my improvement; Fig. .2 -is a detached.. detail perspective view' of the interior'boxor casing, this fvieW showing the dividing partition removed,` and also illus trating the manner in which the ends ofthe one-.piece'blank are joinedto'gether, and the manner in which thevba'ck or rear lWall is joined to the sides; Fig. 3 is a' detached detail perspective view partly broken away',- of T `5o the' 'dividing partition yof the box or casing;

' Fig. 4 is a detail sectionalview .f a part of theback or rear Wall and aipart'of the 'top ofthe interior box or casing, 'said View being 1 l taken o n line4-4 of-Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a de@ tail` sectional vieT of a l part of' one side Wall, and of the back or rear Wall, said'view being A Specicaton of Letters Patent. v Application mea January io, 19o?. seau No. 351,615.

Patented April so, 1907.'-

taken Qn une 5 5 of Fig.. 2 Fig.. eis a detail sectional view of a part of one side Walljand ai part of the bottom .ofthe interior box or casing, said view being taken on line 6 line 7-7 of Fig. 3 FiO'..8 is a detailsectional vie'W of a part of the Pbottom vof the interior box or casing, showingxin side elevation'a Vpart of the dividing partitionrl` of said box' 6 'of Fig. 2; Fig. 7 is a detail sectional vievof a or casing and the rod by means of Whiclrthe front or forward edge ofsaid partitionfis l fastened to the top and bottom of the box or l Fig. 9 is a detail perspective viewA partly broken away ofa modied construccasing.

tion of thedividing partition for the box or casing;` Fig. 1,0, is a detail ,sectional view -thereof taken on the linel 10-'10 of Fig. 9'.

In the. accompanying illustrationof my invention, I have selected for illustrative purposes, a safe of'smallv size'in which there is em loyeCL merely the box or casi-ng per. Se,

an a single dividing partit-ionto separate lthe interior of thebox or casing into twov i compartments. The inventionl is confined tothe construction of the box or casing, and' it lwillconsequently'be understood that While I have shown and Will describe herein the 'box or casing having a single'inte'rior partition, that lI do not'conne or limit myself to lthis particular interior construction ofthe box or casing, as it will be readily` understood that Where additional partitions, vvWhether they be vertical or horizont-al, and valso Where drawers are desired,they may readily be pro-,l

vided.A The. box or casing forming the' subject'- matter of this applic-ation, is constructed of a sheet of materlal, preferably sheet iron,

Which isbent` olf-'shaped to form the` top 1*, sides 2, 2, and bottom 3, the ends of said y,blank being broughttogether, and inter-l ioc of the blank, which is .thejtermi'nation ofthe bottom, beingbent upwardly land down.-y Wardly to interlock inksaid groove. After the ends of the said sheet metal blank 'have been thus interlocked, the seam may becomterlockingends of the blank together. vT he IIO ,pressed to flatten the same' and bind theinback or rear wall 5, is formed from a sheet of materialv of similar nature, but separate from the blank from which .are formed the sides,

top and bottom of said box `or casing. .This back or rear Wallf is lmade of asize slightly :larger than't-he Vdimensions of the completed box orcasing, so as toprovide at the edges' of the blank from 'which'said backor reali' wall 5 is formed, sufficient surplusmaterial 6, to

prov-ide for the crimping. or turning in such surplus' `material to form an interlocking l seam'with the top 1 vand with the sides 2, as shown at7in detail Figs. 4 and 5 respectively.

lThis interlocked seam is of the same nature as the interlocked seam 4 previously de# scribed. In some instances, where an interlocked seam is provided between the .back or rear wally, 5 andthe top'1, `a similar intern locked seam may notbe necessary with the bottom 3, though generally it is the r-actice to interlock lthe lower edge of the rear 'wall`5 with the rear edge of the bottom 8 in the same manner'as is shown for the inter- 4lock between the'back=or rear wall and the top, and between the back or rear wall and the sides. i y l A The front edges of the blank fromf'which the top, the .side walls and the bottom are formed are flanged along the respective front edges of said parts as shown at 8, so as to t' with the door frame 9 of 4the safe body, yas

clearly shown in Fig. 1V of the drawings.

In the present illustration of the invention I have shown the box or casing provided with -a vertical partition 10, for separating vthe interior of the boxor casing intof two compartments. This partition 1 0, is formed of sheet metal similar to the remainder of the box or casing, and has its rear edge turned at right angles to the body of the partition to .form a ii'ange v1.1, which fits againstthe rear wall, and is secured thereto in any desired manner as by rivets 12.' Thefront edge of this partition may be firmly secured to the 45` top and bottom of thebox o-r casing by a post 14, having its ends projecting respece tively into the top and bottomof the box or casing, and. riveted therein, with the front edge of the said partitionv wrapped around the post as plainly shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 7.

' lIn Figs. 9 vand v10, l. show another method of securing said partition to the topand bottom of the box or casing, which consists in wrapping or folding` the front ede of said partition upon itself a number of times, so as-to form a vertical post 15, of sufficient rigidity to take the place of the post 14, the ends 16 of the post 15 being extended beyond the up per and lower edges of the partition, and extended through the top and bottom of the box or casing, and tlien bent outwardly at right angles as-shown in Fig. 9, so as to be clenched with the said top-and bottom of the casing.

. The construction ofmy improvement in 4wit 'gers incident -to a wood-lined safe are enack or the in'uterior box or 'caslng'zvef safes will, it believed, berelearlyapparent from' ,the fore-v going d es'criptien. taken 'connection with the accom anying drawing. f' I: desire however to .ca lfbarticular `attention',"to,certain -17'9 ad vantagesv resulting from the useof fan all metal interior -box or4 casing, 'first that such construction rmakes the safe moldand damp proof, as all joints along .the edgesare perfectly close', and the front end of the box lits neatly with the door frame, .the step' like ianges 8 being constructed to match neatly with said door frame, andy matching neatly therewith, requires no fastening to `said. frame, as the filling'in the -safe (whibh usu-l ally consist pf Portland cementpoured into.

. the safe in a semi-liquid state) will compress the ilanges 8, firmly into seating engagement the ydoor frame 9. 'Furthen the dan'-,l

tirely obviated, all lparts inthe box or casing' and the latter 'per se being Aconstructed of sheetiron. Dispensing with wood-work in the interior of the box or' casing also enables me to rovide more space for the cement fillsniallsized safes.

Having fully described my invention, what il claimas new, and desire-to secure by Let# ters Patent is: 1. A sheet metal side Walls and the bottom wall, aback or vrear wall having -an interlocking seam-eninterior box or casino' for safes, comprising a body formed of one szlieet of metaland comprising the top wall, the

ing w ich is very desirable, especially` in` IOO -gagement with the rear edges of said body,

and an interiorpartitionflanged at its rear edge and secured to`l thel rearV wall, and

means farv securing the front edge of said parvtitian to the top and bottom walls of the tom wall. I

. 3. A sheet metal'interior'box or casing'fo'r safes, comprising a body 'formed of a single sheet of metal comprising the top wall, the side walls and the bottom wall, a back or rear wall secured to said body, an interior partition within the body, a post carried by the forward edge. of said partition having its ends secured in the top Wall and bottom wall of the body, and stepped-flanges car-` ried by the front end of said body.

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4. ln safe construction, a sheet metal in# terior box or casing comprising a body formed from a blanlrof sheet metal having its ends securedtogetherby an interlocking seam, stepped-flanges carried by theffrront end of seid body, a, rear or back Wall having E anged rear edge secured to the rear vallendits edges 'secured b y interlocking seams with its forward'edge fastened to a post secured in. the rear end of the body, land an interior the top Wall and bottom Wall of the box or partition secured along its rear edge to the easing'.

5re1 Wall and 'at its front edge by a `post se- In testimony whereof I aiiix my signnture 15 i cured inthe top wall' and bottom wall'. in the presence of two Witnesses.

5. Insafe cqngtyucbin, 'asheetmeml inte-'1, r GEORGE J. H. GOEHLER. Arior bolt or Casing comprising a top Wall, Witnesses: side walls a bottom Wall, and a, rear or back J. M.- N ENYZEL, Jr. xo uvmll-7 and aninterioi partition having a. i ,JosEPn GILL. 

